Gospodin Bodurov
I'm a software engineer, entrepreneur, investor, and mentor.
Some things about me:
- Grew up in Burgas, Bulgaria
- On the Internet since 1997, which is my actual "mancave"
- Using computers since age 7 and self-taught in C++ since age 14
- Avid Linux and Unix user
- Degrees in "Computer Science", BSc from Sofia University and "IT Project Management", MSc from New Bulgarian University
- CEO of S³ - a family-owned business incubator / investment fund
- Live in Burgas
- Working on creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem based on honesty, hard work, discipline, loyalty, morality, vitality, and flexibility
Some things I believe:
Professional Path:
- Self-taught computer scientist / software engineer
- Participated in over 100 competitions as a competitor, jury, coach, or mentor
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Lecturer at:
- Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
- New Bulgarian University
- Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
- Creator of problems for national programming competitions
- Coach of the national informatics team
- Entire career in startups, from intern to executive and technical director
- Part of international teams (including management positions) across Bulgarian, British, American, and Swiss companies
Notable Secondary School Achievements:
As a Jury Member:
- Authored problems and lectures for various national and private informatics tournaments
As a Mentor:
- Helped participants to win medals from IOI
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Helped individuals pass interviews and start working at organizations such as:
- Google
- Twitter
- AWS
- Dash
- ETH
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Taught courses at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” on:
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Teaching courses at New Bulgarian University on:
Business and Entrepreneurship:
Systems I’ve worked on:
Publications:
Investing:
- Areas of interest - cloud computing, infrastructure, AI, hardware, open-source
- We invest only via S³
- We participate only in pre-Seed and Seed rounds
- You can email me: [email protected]